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riversedge

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1. "It looks grim," Magnolia Shin said around noon Tuesday, about an hour after she left her house on Piedra Morada Drive.

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Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:25 PM

Jan 7

“It looks grim,” Magnolia Shin said around noon Tuesday, about an hour after she left her house on Piedra Morada Drive. Shin said that she could feel the heat from the flames before she left, which were within 50 yards of her home.

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Palisades fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters [View all] riversedge Jan 7 OP

"It looks grim," Magnolia Shin said around noon Tuesday, about an hour after she left her house on Piedra Morada Drive. riversedge Jan 7 #1

Is Trump's golf course going up in flames? What insurance pay-out can he demand if so? Attilatheblond Jan 7 #2

His golf course is in Palos Verdes. Grumpy Old Guy Jan 7 #21

The 'fire demon' as my husband used to call those flames, looks like a raised, angry fist Attilatheblond Jan 7 #3

whow. as I look closer at the pic in OP, yes it does look like a raised fist. riversedge Jan 7 #5

Palisades Fire live updates: Wildfires erupt in Southern California as Santa Ana winds roar to life riversedge Jan 7 #4

I'm just a few miles away . . , Richard D Jan 7 #6

Good thoughts to all the folks in the area. riversedge Jan 7 #8

I remember the fires up and down the coast in fall of 1970, all arson, but Santa Anna Winds didn't help Attilatheblond Jan 7 #10

Vibes for safety for all, no Santa Anas, and rain. niyad Jan 7 #18

more pictures....... riversedge Jan 7 #7

Extremely bright fire heat signature from satellite attributed to the #palisadesfire. Fox LA is capturing incredible vid riversedge Jan 7 #9

Drivers told to flee their cars as Palisades Fire quickly spreads riversedge Jan 7 #11

Those abandoned cars are now being bulldozed off the roads flamingdem Jan 7 #12

Per a Captain that was on a phone interview, he would have told them to leave their keys. chowder66 Jan 7 #19

Trying to get the word out -- Watch Duty is proving an excellent app for fire-prone areas, at least on the West Coast. LauraInLA Jan 7 #13

Updated 48 minutes ago Pacific Palisades fire burning out of control as thousands evacuate amid dangerous windstorm riversedge Jan 7 #14

it's reported that 7 homes burned. these are very expensive homes... $10 million BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 7 #15

Interactive 3D map shows Palisades Fire perimeter, evacuation zones riversedge Jan 7 #16

The Getty Villa is now on fire. LauraInLA Jan 7 #17

: ( Good Luck, people! electric_blue68 Jan 7 #20

new fire in Eaton Canyon near Altadena/Pasadena in L.A. County rollin74 Jan 7 #22

I have several friends covering the fires. Grumpy Old Guy Jan 7 #23

another new fire start reported in Malibu just now rollin74 Jan 7 #24